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high-intensity interval training equipment to promptly
increase their cardiovascular functions, applying the
fast and slow alternative running or stationary bike
spinning. The training time ratio could be set 1:2 or 1:3
according to personal physical condition. Additionally,
the technological development in wearable devices
with GPS functions or with heart rate sensor can trace
and record individual sports conditions. However, the
program functions of the wearable devices are not yet
designed for those with chronical diseases to provide the
proper heart rate zone, tracing cardiogram or heart rate
variation records. Once these functions can be applied
to specific groups like the slight heart-attack patients,
the hypertension patients, the patients with diabetes,
metabolism syndrome or post-cancer complications, etc.
Or there shall be an application of heart rate variation so
as to track the autonomic nervous system of the public
who can have better understanding of their own pressure
or anxiety. Consequently, the applications can be wider
to meet more demands of the users. The frequently-
used equipment for increasing muscle strength and
muscle endurance (weight training) are dumbbell, barbell
and mechanical weight training equipment. For the
beginners, it is better to use mechanical weight training
equipment and for athletes, they often use dumbbell
or barbell fitness equipment. Usually there are training
coaches to assist users so as to reduce the risk of getting
injured. The major training parameters in the weight
training include intensity, set, repetition and interval
resting duration (Table 1). Based on the purpose of
training, the adjustment of parameters is set accordingly.
The current trends are core muscle training and self-body
weight training. To strengthen the core muscle training
can prevent from the happenings of sports injuries.
Numerous of fitness equipment are developed into the
applications of core muscle training such as kettlebell and
medicine ball. Another two equipment used for functional
movement trainings are Russia Twist and kettlebell swing
but they cannot be too heavy. If they are overweight;
then the upper limbs cannot afford to carry out training
exercise. So they have to go with other equipment to
do exercise. Nevertheless, they still could be alternative
equipment for general weight training and training
exercise. In addition, the equipment of body weight
training like TRX or Redcord can be used with simple